Malayankunju—the new Fahadh Faasil movie, now out on Amazon Prime Video—is less the survival thriller that it was marketed as, and more like a surrealist character study.
We discuss the film’s disjointed halves, its near-wordless experimental narrative, and whether the detestable protagonist deserves a redemption arc at all.
We also talk about A.R. Rahman’s dissonant score, and how the film uses metaphor and symbolism to tell a story about the environment and those who live on the fringes of society.
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